Managed Healthcare Executive January 24, 2021
Keith Loria

Last year a lull in provider mergers and acquisitions was followed by an uptick. Experts say the disruptive effect of COVID-19 may mean plenty of deals this year.

Despite — or maybe because of — the COVID-19 pandemic, the pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the provider healthcare sector was brisk last year, and some of the same forces may be at play this year.

While M&A activity paused briefly in the spring, it returned to historic averages by summer. According to a recent report by Kaufman Hall, M&A activity crescendoed in 2020, with a high level of activity by not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. The report shows that 19 transactions with a value of about...

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Topics: Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Mergers & Acquisitions / JV, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Trends
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